Influencer reveals ‘disgusting’ complication of tattoo removal

Tattoos may not be forever — but that doesn’t mean getting rid of them is pretty. One influencer was left reeling after a tattoo removal session led to a “disgusting” complication, sending her racing online for advice. “If you don’t want to see something gross, please keep scrolling,” Kyra Green (@kyra212green) warned her more than 800,000 followers on TikTok in a recent video. The 29-year-old realized something was amiss after her third tattoo removal session, during which she’d told the technician to “amp up” the laser treatment on the back of her leg. “I have a high pain tolerance,” Green…

Inside the Waldorf Astoria’s posh new Guerlain spa and boutique

Park Avenue’s grandest hotel has the splendid spa it deserves — along with a brand-new beauty boutique in its iconic lobby. The Waldorf Astoria New York reopened last summer after a dazzling eight-year, multibillion-dollar renovation; several months later, the Guerlain Wellness Spa debuted on the fifth floor — and it’s…

Emerging embryo-selection technologies are currently ‘little more than snake oil.’ But someday, they could widen social inequities.

The technology sounds like it’s been plucked from a science-fiction film — but it’s all too real.A number of companies now offer prospective parents the chance to “score” embryos fertilized through in vitro fertilization (IVF), based on the embryos’ genetic profiles. This technology, called polygenic embryo selection, uses genetics to…

Science news this week: China’s AI kung fu robots, physicists’ re-creation of the Big Bang soup, and a teenager buried with her father’s bones on her chest

This week’s science news was filled with some astonishing — and creepy — displays of technology’s accelerating progress.Top of the bill was a stunning demonstration of Chinese company Unitree Robotics’ humanoid robots, which somersaulted, flipped and kicked in a kung fu performance at this year’s Lunar New Year festival. The…

What is rigor mortis, and why does it happen?

After death, a series of natural processes begin within the human body. The corpse cools, pales and stiffens before it begins to decompose. The stiffening of the corpse is called rigor mortis. It’s viewed as macabre, creepy and unsettling, and it’s been used as a plot device in crime shows,…

Lakers’ win over Clippers is mixed bag when it comes  to takeaways

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers’ first game of the season with a fully healthy roster on Friday night against the Clippers provided all of the glimpses of optimism a stakeholder could hope for. It also highlighted some of their biggest concerns. The good for the Lakers in their 125-122 win…

John Harbaugh continues to fill out his large Giants staff

New Giants head coach John Harbaugh was widely known in Baltimore to have a rather large staff with the Ravens. And, based on the litany of hires he has made since the Giants brought him in to lead their franchise, that trend has followed him up I-95 to New Jersey.…

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